Work–nonwork conflict among MBAs: Sex differences in role stressors and life satisfaction

Abstract Predictors of work–nonwork conflict (work role conflict, career salience, age, length of service, number of children living at home) and relationships between work–nonwork conflict and life satisfaction were investigated among 271 MBA students. There were no significant differences in the level of work–nonwork conflict due to sex or marital status, and work role conflict was the best independent predictor of work–nonwork conflict for both women and men. The number of children living at home was unrelated to work–nonwork conflict. Except for single women, work–nonwork conflict was significantly related to life satisfaction. Key Words: work–nonwork conflictrole conflictrole stressorsjob satisfactionlife satisfaction